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JOHNNY CASH
MEAN EYED CAT (Original Studio Recording)
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As transcribed by: Chris McBride 09-SEP-2005.
Enjoy this song from the 'Man In Black',
Chris
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NOTES: capo at 1st fret.
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BASIC STRUM PATTERNS
F
e
B 1 1 1
G 2 2 OR POSSIBLY 2 2 2
D 3 3 3 3
A 3 3
E 1 1
-- A# e B 3 3 3 3 G 3 3 3 3 D 3 3 3 3 A 1 1 E 1 1 -- C7 (walkdown) e B 1 1 G 3 3 D 2 2 (this last note is actually the 1st A 3 3 1 F on the next bar, but it's odd not E 3 5 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- C7 e B 1 1 G 3 3 D 2 2 A 3 E 3 =============================================== INTRO e B G D 3 3 3 A 1 1 1 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 E 1 3 4 3b4 1 3 5 e B G D (this last note is actually the 1st A F on the next bar, but it's odd not E 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 1 F I give my woman half my money at the general store C7(walkdown) I said now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more F then she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat A# C7 F and got some store-bought cat food for her mean eyed cat CHORUS A# when I give her ten more dollars for a one-way ticket F she was mad as she could be A# then I bet ten more that if she ever left she'd come a C7 F crawling back to me -- BREAK e B G [x 3] D 3 3 3 A 1 1 1 5 5 3 E 1 3 4 3b4 1 e B G D A 3 3 3 3 5 3 E 1 3 5 e B G D (this last note is actually the 1st A F on the next bar, but it's odd not E 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 2 when I woke up this morning and I turned my head there wasn't a cotton pickin thing on her side of the bed I found a little old note where her head belonged it said dear John honey baby, I'm long gone CHORUS when I heard a whistle blowing and the big wheels a turning I was scared as I could be I put on my overalls and I headed for town I'm gonna' bring her back with me -- BREAK e B G [x 3] D 3 3 3 A 1 1 1 5 5 3 E 1 3 4 3b4 1 e B G D A 3 3 3 3 5 3 E 1 3 5 e B G D (this last note is actually the 1st A F on the next bar, but it's odd not E 5 4 3 1 5 4 3 1 to include it in the transcription) -- VERSE 3 I asked a man down at the station if he had seen her there I told him all about her pretty eyes and long blond hair he spit his tobaccer, said I'll be dad-blamed I believe I did see her leaving on a east bound train CHORUS I bought a round-trip ticket on the east bound train I was broke as I could be but when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket gonna' bring her back with me =============================================== _________________________________________________________________
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